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24 Apr 2026 - Meet Kolawole Bekes, a Database Administrator, Database Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, and the founder of WakaMi, an on-demand errand service…

24 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with Kolawole Bekes || Ethiopia’s biggest bank goes public || South Africa to spend on IT revamp || Who secured the…

23 Apr 2026 - Swoop’s seed raise is one of the largest seed rounds disclosed by an African consumer startup.

23 Apr 2026 - Nigeria’s telecom subscribers will receive airtime refunds as compensation for poor service experienced between November 2025 and January 2026. The…

23 Apr 2026 - Mauritius’s approach reflects a broader shift in how African countries may position themselves in the AI landscape.

23 Apr 2026 - Since its founding in 2017, the company says it has sold more than 30 million tickets and processed over $100 million in travel transactions in the…

23 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: FCCPC approves five airtime and data lenders || M-Tiba to shut down health savings app || Absa Kenya is spending $23M on digital…

22 Apr 2026 - The bank said the recurring investment will make transactions easier and support its push into digital banking.

22 Apr 2026 - The decision marks a shift in M-TIBA’s model, from a consumer health savings wallet to an insurance management platform.

22 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: CBN, NCC partner to monitor phone numbers || Kenya freezes accounts of Binance users || South Africa plans to investigate over-…

21 Apr 2026 - The rebound masks an ecosystem still dominated by early-stage bets and a narrow focus on stablecoin-driven payments.

21 Apr 2026 - The proposed rules would fundamentally change how credit works in one of Africa's most active digital lending markets.

21 Apr 2026 - The move followed complaints on social media on Monday from users who claimed they had been locked out of their accounts with little explanation from…

21 Apr 2026 - This article walks you through every method available, what to do if something goes wrong, and what to watch out for this year.

21 Apr 2026 - Afrisends is building logistics solutions for businesses in Francophone West Africa.

21 Apr 2026 - Until now, banks have had no reliable way to verify the status of a mobile identity in real time.

21 Apr 2026 - The brand confirmed the date on April 17, 2026, through its official @Infinix_Mobile channel. 

21 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: Terra announces Ghana drone factory || Kenya's draft targets transport sector || Egypt’s smart city plan || South Africa wants…

20 Apr 2026 - AXIAN's corporate VC has backed 33 African startups in four years with at least $100,000 each. Its head explains why and how.

20 Apr 2026 - Fawry is Egypt's second-largest listed fintech by market capitalisation, behind the state-owned e-finance. It now processes about six million…

20 Apr 2026 - Terra Industries, Africa's most-funded defence startup, is building a drone factory in Accra as drone warfare intensifies across the Sahel.

20 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: Prosus sells Delivery Hero stake to Uber || Nigerian telcos temporarily suspend airtime lending || Absa to launch mobile virtual…

20 Apr 2026 - The biggest risk of a botched super app launch is that it gives customers a reason to consider alternatives. Airtel Kenya and digital banking apps…

18 Apr 2026 - His first idea for an access-to-justice platform powered by technology was not Citizens’ Gavel.

17 Apr 2026 - Nigerian telecom providers are reviewing their digital lending services to consumers following new rules by the Federal Competition and Consumer…

17 Apr 2026 - Across multiple payment channels, it becomes harder to determine where a payment failed, who holds the funds, and how quickly it can be recovered.

17 Apr 2026 - Shalom Osiadi founded Esca Finance after naira volatility directly affected his family’s property investments in Nigeria, exposing how quickly…

17 Apr 2026 - Enugu is building 260 smart schools across the state, combining technology, funding, and curriculum reform to tackle deep-rooted learning gaps and…

17 Apr 2026 - This gap reflects broader differences in how the gig economy is structured in both countries.

17 Apr 2026 - Ted Pantone is not a man who rushes his thoughts. The co-founder and chief executive of Turaco, a Kenyan insurance startup, speaks in measured bursts…

17 Apr 2026 - Meet Segun Akinnibosun, the Lead Product Designer at Rvysion, where he focuses on end-to-end product design, from early-stage concept development (0…

17 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with Segun Akinnibosun || Standard Bank hackers ask for 1 bitcoin || Sama to lay off over 1,000 workers || Who…

16 Apr 2026 - The plan signals a shift in how subnational governments in Nigeria are thinking about economic development.

16 Apr 2026 - The job cuts deal a fresh blow to Kenya’s fast-growing but fragile AI outsourcing sector.

16 Apr 2026 - The decision signals a sharper enforcement stance in Kenya’s data protection regime.

16 Apr 2026 - E-invoicing is the electronic exchange of a clearance document between a supplier, the tax authority, and a buyer.

16 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: Kenya issues 32 digital lending licences || Nigeria’s CAC affected by security breach || Cellulant taps ex-Xapo Bank executive…

15 Apr 2026 - Telemedan works like a small clinic, designed to handle consultation and diagnosis of a patient in one place.

15 Apr 2026 - Three million people now work in Nigeria’s gig economy, and nearly a quarter of them are in ride-hailing, according to a new report by Ipsos, a…

15 Apr 2026 - Cellulant has appointed former Xapo Bank executive Anthony Hernandez as chief operating officer to strengthen operations as it scales across its…

15 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: Takealot fights Temu, Shein with low prices || aptLearn shuts down || Kenya's hunt for new tax chief || Cauridor hires former…

15 Apr 2026 - You’ve been reading TechCabal for free. That’s not changing. But some of our reporting is moving behind a gate. The stories built on sources nobody…

14 Apr 2026 - Two of the buses operate as a self-contained clinic, powered by solar energy and fitted with equipment for diagnostics, dental care, and cervical…

14 Apr 2026 - Innovate Now has selected 19 startups working across speech therapy, mobility, inclusive education, and caregiver support sectors to provide locally…

14 Apr 2026 - Sikili is more than a commerce play. It is an early argument for what a West African circular economy could look like, and a story about two women…

14 Apr 2026 - Airtel Nigeria, the second biggest player, has been building aggressively to compete. By December 2025, it had added 1,561 sites over three years,…

14 Apr 2026 - In today's edition: Morocco’s AI factory || Foreign income earned at home is taxable in Kenya || Nigeria sets June deadline for e-invoicing || Bad…

14 Apr 2026 - Koné's appointment comes as Cauridor moves beyond its early infrastructure-building phase and pushes into new markets.

13 Apr 2026 - The agreement will see titles from the Lagos-based publisher distributed digitally via Storipod, as both companies look to widen access to African…

13 Apr 2026 - I sat in on a cloud panel at GITEX Africa in Morocco on April 8, 2026, that was less about how countries and companies are adopting the cloud, but…